Non-refillable bottle.



E. HBss.` NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 22, 1912.

1,032,406. Patented July 16, 1912.

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WITNESSES.-

EDWARD HEss. INVENTOR- qM/IMMMATTORNEK EDWARD HESS, 0F ROCHESTER, NEWYORK.

NON-REFILLAIBLE BOTTLE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application led March 22, 1912. Serial No. 685,515.

To dll fte/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD Huss, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in the city of Rochester, county of Monroe, and Stateof New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Non-Befillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle Stoppers by means of which fraudulentfilling of bottles with an inferior or different liquid from that whichthey originallyA contained can be absolutely prevented in a simple andinexpensive way.

The stopper invented by me can be constructed7 according to thespecifications hereinafter set forth, to fit the neck of any bottle andcan be inserted therein without being blown into the neck of the bottle.

The specifications of my invention are as follows:

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical. sectionof the neck of a bottle of the usual construction with my deviceinserted therein. Fig. 2 is likewise a vertical section of the neck of abottle with my device inserted therein, but it represents my invention aquarter turn from the position of the said stopper as shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 1, the number 4 designates a hollow tubing made ofmetal or other suitable material which tubing slightly tapers from thetop of the neck of the bottle into the neck thereof. lnto the hollow andtapering tubing 4 is fitted a cylindrical hollow tubing or barrel 3concentric with 4 and securely attached at its lower end to the lowerend of the sleeve of 4 throughout its circumference. Between the barrel3 and the sleeve 4 and throughout the circumference of each, there is adischarge passage 18. `Within tube 3 is another hollow and cylindricaltubing or bushing designated as 2. Bushing 2 is concentric with tube 3,fits snugly within the same and is closed at its upper end by a headwhich is attached to the thumb-screw 1 by means of which the bushing 2can be turned within the barrel 3. At the lower periphery of bushing 2and being a part thereof two lugs designated 16 equidistant from eachother' protrude the width of the barrel 3 to prevent the withdrawal ofbushing 2 from barrel 3. Bushing 2 cannot be pressed down within barrel3 any farther than as indicated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 owing to theshoulders on the head or cap designated as 17. Bushing 2 is prevented bythe lugs 1G from being revolved within barrel 3 throughout its entirecircumference by 60 the lugs 16 striking against and being checked bythe arms 19 at a quarter turn.

The numbers 13 and 14 designate two openings in the barrel 3. Oneopening is punched directly opposite to and equidistant from the otherin the barrel. Exactly similar openings 13 and 14 opposite to andequidistant from each other are punched in bushing 2. The aforesaidopenings in barrel 3 and in bushing 2 are so arranged that when thebottle is to be discharged of its contents, the bushing 2 can berevolved a quarter turn within'barrel 3 and the openings 13 and 14 canbe registered so as to allow a free passage of liquid through them andinto the discharge passage 18. By turning thumb-screw 1 one quarter turnbushing 2 is caused to change its position within barrel 3 and by sochanging the relative position 'of bushing 2 within barrel 3 80 bushing2 operates as a valve to close cornpletely the openings 13 and 14 inbarrel 3.

Number 5 designates a ball which fits into bushing 2, but which when thebottle is tipped into the discharge position can roll freely from oneend of bushing 2 to the other end thereof. When the bottle is in anupright position it is impossible for liquid poured into the dischargepassages 18 to pass into the bottle by reason of the 90 fact that ball 5completely blocks the passage of the liquid into the bottle.

Number 9 designates a hollow cylinder which is attached to barrel 3 bymeans of the arms 19. Between the arms 19 there is 95 a sufficient spaceto permit the free fiow of liquid when the bottle is in dischargeposition. The cylinder 9 is closed at the bottom thereof by means of aplate 20. Vithin cylinder 9 is disposed a coiled spring S 10o or broughttogether above tension plate 6,

passes in parallel through perforations in tension plate 6 to whichtension plate the parallel wires 7 are securely attached by solder orotherwise. The wires 7 in parallel pass out of the lower plate or casingof cylinder 9 and by a loop engage and secure a spreader 11. The wires 7brought tol upon which spliced wires 7 the ball 5 rests when the bottleis in upright position. The

parallel wires 7 are surrounded by coil.

spring 8. The wires 7 with the tension plato 6 attached are free to movevertically in the perforations ofthe lower plate or casing of cylinder 9through which perforations the wires 7 pass as the coiled spring 8 iscompressed or released.

Fastened securely to the lower plate of Vcylinder 9 is a wire 10 whichpasses through and engages two levers 12. These levers are corrugated ontheir inner surfaces and against them on their inner surfaces rests thespreader 11.

My device can be constructed as to size so as to fit the neck of anybottle.. After the bottle is initially filled, my invention is readilyand easily'inserted into the neck of the bottle by pulling down with thefingers the spreader 11 until the levers 12 come as closely together aspossible. Vhen the device is in that condition, the levers are heldtogether by the fingers, the corrugated edges of levers 12 clutchingspreader 11. The device is then thrust into the neck of the bottle. Thereleasing of the fingers causes the coiled spring 8 to resume itsnatural position, the spreader 11 flying back against the corrugatededges of levers 12 as far as the coiled spring 8 will pull it and as faras the levers 12 which are held in check by the walls of the bottle willallow. By that means the levers 12 are held apart by spreader 11 againstthe walls of the bottle, as indicated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. It will beevident, therefore, that it is quite impossible to remove my inventionfrom the necki of the bottle without breaking the bott-le. If the bottlebe turned into the discharge position, ball 5 will roll to the oppositeend of bushing 2 and will thereby allow a free passage of liquid fromthe bottle, around the levers 12 and around the cylinder 9, through theopen spaces between the arms 19,- through bushing 2, out of openings 13,14 and 14a into, discharge passages 18 out of which the liquid flows.The flow of the liquid is indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2 by assumingthe bottle to be in discharge position. Then bushing 2 is turned aquarter turn so as to operate as a valve in closing openings 13 and ltofbarrel 3, no liquid can pass into discharge passages 18 from the bottleeven though the bottle be in discharge position, and in this manner thebottle is effectively sealed.

In designing this apparatus I do notV limit myself precise-ly to thedetails herein de` scribed, for the reason that minor and incidentalchanges may and can be made without departing from the main ideaunderlying my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is as follows:

1. A bottle stopper comprising a tube adapted to be inserted in the neckof a b ottle, a barrel located within thetube and spaced therefrom atthe outer end to form a discharge passage, a tubular valve memberfitting in the tube, said tube and member having openings which may beregistered with each other, and the valve member being provided withmeans whereby it may be turned to open or close the same, and a balllocated within said valve member and movable therein to position aboveor below said openings.

2. A bott-le stopper comprising a tube adapted to be fastened in abottle neck, said tube tapering inwardly, a barrel located in said tubeand fastened to the inner end thereof, the outer end of the barrel beingspaced from'the tube, to form a discharge outlet, a tubular valve memberfitting in said barrel and closed at the outer end, said barrel andmember having lateral openings which may be registered or not by turningsaid member and a ball iitting in the tube and adapted to move thereinbeyond said openings in either direction.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my namewin the presence oftwo witnesses.

EDWARD HESS. Witnesses: v

RAYMOND H. ARNoT, J. HANFORD. Y

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